H*4152 Concurrent Resolution, By Howard, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, 
Arrington, Atkinson, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, 
Bedingfield, Bennett, Bernstein, Blackwell, Bowers, Bradley, Brown, Burns, 
Caskey, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cogswell, Cole, Collins, 
Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Davis, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Elliott, 
Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrest, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gilliard, 
Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hewitt, 
Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, King, Kirby, 
Knight, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Magnuson, Martin, McCoy, McCravy, 
McEachern, McKnight, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, B. Newton, 
W. Newton, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, M. Rivers, 
S. Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M. Smith, 
G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, 
Thayer, Thigpen, Toole, Weeks, West, Wheeler, Whipper, White, Whitmire, 
Williams, Willis and Yow
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO COMMEND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
 FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS IN HELPING SOUTH CAROLINA'S YOUTH PREPARE FOR
 A PRODUCTIVE LIFE AND TO RECOGNIZE THE TEN YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BOYS &
 GIRLS CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN NAMED 2017 YOUTH OF THE YEAR BY
 THE SOUTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS.

   04/19/17  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 55)
   04/19/17  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)

TO COMMEND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS IN HELPING SOUTH CAROLINA'S YOUTH PREPARE FOR A PRODUCTIVE LIFE AND TO RECOGNIZE THE TEN YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN NAMED 2017 YOUTH OF THE YEAR BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS.

Whereas, in every community, some boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know someone cares about them; and

Whereas, by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence, Boys & Girls Clubs offer that vital caring and more through programs and services that promote and enhance the development of boys and girls; and

Whereas, the Boys & Girls Clubs in South Carolina provide programs in character and leadership development, health and life skills, education and career development, sports and recreation, and the arts; and

Whereas, truly the "Positive Place for Kids," Boys & Girls Clubs provide a safe place to learn and grow while having fun; and

Whereas, eighty-six Boys & Girls Club sites in forty-three cities of the Palmetto State serve more than fifty thousand youth each year; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are pleased to learn that ten young people from different Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the Palmetto State have been named 2017 South Carolina Youth of the Year for their respective clubs. These youth and their clubs are as follows: Jordan Joseph Ulshafer of Shaw Air Force Base Youth Program, Erykah JaNay Robertson of Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Sumter, LeAjah Alexus Favorite of Boys & Girls Club of the Grand Strand, Starasia Carson of Orangeburg Area Boys Club, Keiona Marshall of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry, Destiny Q. Graham of Joint Base Charleston Youth Program, Jazmine Elizabeth Prince of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands, Deriayna Sandell Wilson of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area, Brandon A. Jackson of USAG Fort Jackson CYS Services, Devin L. Zerr of Joint Base Charleston NAS Youth Program; and

Whereas, cognizant that South Carolina's Boys & Girls Clubs are a sound and prosperous investment in the youth of our State, the South Carolina General Assembly takes great pleasure in recognizing and honoring these ten outstanding young people for their accomplishment and in commending and thanking the club staff and volunteers for their critical roles in shaping the lives of these youth. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, commend the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Carolina for their extraordinary efforts in helping South Carolina's youth prepare for a productive life and recognize the ten young people from different Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the State who have been named 2017 Youth of the Year by the South Carolina Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to each of the ten young people named 2017 Youth of the Year.